Weekend Rundown: Glover, Horwich, Taylor Triumph

In his first mixed martial arts appearance in more than five years,
Tyrone
Glover submitted Nick
Buschman with a first-round armbar in the Fight to Win “The
Professionals” headliner on Friday at the National Western
Stockshow Complex in Denver. Buschman, a late replacement for
Glover’s original opponent, Tony
Cantrell, met his demise 4:20 into round one.

Glover rose to prominence in 2005 as one of four fighters -- former
EliteXC lightweight champion K.J. Noons, “The Ultimate Fighter”
Season 11 alum Nick Ring and
Jake Draves were the others -- to win the Pride Fighting
Championships United States auditions. He left the sport to pursue
a law degree following a majority decision victory against American
Top Team’s Din Thomas in
September 2005.

In his long-anticipated return, Glover secured two quick takedowns
on Buschman, a King of the Cage veteran who took the bout on short
notice. Later, Glover scored with a slam, moved to mount and worked
his ground-and-pound. Buschman went to his knees in an attempted
escape, but surrendered his back to the unbeaten Grudge Training
Center representative. Glover covered Buschman’s scrambles and set
up the fight-ending armbar from back control.

Horwich -- who entered the match on the heels of his split decision
defeat to Eric
Schambari under the Bellator Fighting Championships banner in
September -- has won two of his last three fights. The mercurial
32-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt was released by the UFC
in wake of consecutive unanimous decision defeats to AMA Fight Club
standout Dan Miller
and former middleweight King of Pancrase Ricardo
Almeida. Horwich owns a 3-4 mark since.

A four-time collegiate wrestling All-American and three-time
national champion at Oklahoma State University, Rosholt has yet to
fulfill the promise so many have seen in him. The 28-year-old
Sandpoint, Idaho, native has split two matches since being cut
loose by the UFC following his submission defeat to “The Ultimate
Fighter” Season 3 winner Kendall
Grove at UFC 106 in November 2009.

“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 7 semi-finalist Jesse
Taylor posted his third consecutive victory, as he choked
Dylan
Andrews unconscious with a first-round guillotine choke in the
Australian Fighting Championships 1 headliner on Friday at the
Melbourne State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne,
Australia.

Based at
Team Quest, Taylor has made the rounds since being cut by the
UFC in 2008. The 27-year-old Californian has delivered 11 wins in
his last 14 appearances, competing inside the Strikeforce, Shark
Fights, Dream and Maximum Fighting Championship promotions. Taylor
submitted to a Peruvian necktie from C.B.
Dollaway in his only UFC appearance two years ago.

Other winners at AFC 1 included “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9
quarter-finalist Richie Witson (first-round knockout against
Masaya
Doi) and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 7 qualifier Jeremy May
(first-round disqualification over Ross Dallow).
Dallow was disqualified for using an illegal substance.

Quick Hits: WEC veteran Courtney
Buck snapped a three-fight losing streak, as he submitted
Jason
Gignac with a second-round triangle choke at
“Combat on the Hill 4,” an event co-promoted by Seconds Out and
Vivid MMA on Friday at the St. Paul Armory in St. Paul, Minn. Buck,
who was released by the WEC following consecutive defeats to
Brandon
Visher and Fredson
Paixao, finished Gignac 1:45 into round two … Former
two-division King of the Cage champion Tony Lopez
submitted UFC veteran Brad Morris
with a second-round rear-naked choke in the Brace
for War 6 headliner on Saturday at the Townsville Entertainment
and Convention Centre in Townsville, Australia. Pruned from the UFC
roster following 2008 defeats to Cain
Velasquez and Jason Brilz,
Morris has lost four consecutive fights … Shawn
Tompkins protégé Chris
Clements knocked out UFC veteran Jonathan
Goulet 66 seconds into round two to capture the vacant Ringside
MMA welterweight championship at Ringside MMA “Payback” on Saturday
at the Centre Pierre Charbonneau in Montreal. Goulet, 31, has lost
three of his last four fights.